Woman To Serve 1 Day In Prison For Bucks Co Gun Sales: Courts

WARMINSTER, PA — A Philadelphia woman was sentenced to one day in prison after the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found her guilty of making false statements on paperwork at a Warminster gun shop, where she obtained several firearms.

Sharon Jones, 44, was sentenced to one day in federal prison, as well as three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky after the courts found her guilty of lying on paperwork at a Bucks County gun shop, as well as selling the firearms she obtained to felons.

She was charged with one count of Dealing in Firearms Without a License and several counts of Making False Statements to a Federal Firearms Licensee.

According to court documents, Jones "willfully engaged in the business of dealing in firearms without being licensed to do so". The initial incident(s) took place sometime between July 23 and Sept. 4 of 2020.

Jones has purchased several semi-automatic pistols from The Bunker Gun Shop, located at 549 York Road in Warminster, which possessed a federal firearms license (FFL) and was authorized to deal in firearms under federal laws.

Court documents say that Jones "knowingly made a false statement and representation" regarding provisions of Chapter 44, Title I 8 of the United States Code, which regulates the purchases of firearms for the purpose of resale.

"Specifically, she allegedly certified on an official Firearm Transaction Record that she was the actual buyer and that she lived at an address on Hartville Street in Philadelphia," according to the original Patch coverage.

Jones purchases pistols manufactured by Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Sig Sauer, Taurus, and Springfield, among other popular gun manufacturers. All of them were bought for the purpose of reselling them for profit, according to court documents.

All the firearms were forfeited as a part of her sentencing.

Jones originally faced the possibility of 35 years in federal prison.